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A second Godus title has been released on Steam. It’s called Godus Wars. It costs 10.99, or is free to previous Godus Kickstarter backers and owners. It’s currently a single-player only experience. To answer the question ‘what is Godus Wars?’ You have to take a step back and look back …
Read More »When eSports and the real world collide
Last summer, a Bundesliga football team from a small German town in Lower Saxony made signing history. Among the other high profile signings toVfL Wolfsburg FCduring a turbulent off-season transfer window, was a name completely unknown to pundits; Benedikt ‘SaLz0r’ Saltzer. Saltzer was not a rookie, fresh from the academies, …
Read More »Team EnVyUs picks up Overwatch’s best team
The bestOverwatchteam in the world will now fly the banner of a major esports organization. Team EnVyUshassignedHubris, the team that won six of seven tournaments during the first phase of last year’sOverwatchclosed beta. The lineup features a roster with experience in a wide variety of PC shooter titles, winning events …
Read More »Could it go all the way? A look at Madden and esports
On Tuesday, Curtis Martin donned a Denver Broncos uniform alongside Marshawn Lynch and Greg Olsen, and faced off against a Carson Palmer-led Pittsburgh Steelers. It didn’t take long before Martin benefited from the halfback toss, sowing disarray into a defense that took a wild trip to pancake city. The scenario …
Read More »Margin Makers: Guide to PC merchandise
A wide range of PC accessories and goodies hit the shelves every week. MCV checks out what has been trending lately. In the UK, the digital PC software market was worth 741m in 2014, according to SuperData. It represented a nine per cent increase compared to 2013’s total of 706m. …
Read More »ARK: Survival Evolved developers want PlayStation Early Access
Studio Wildcard would love Sony to introduce an Early Access programme for PS4. The team behind hit PC Early Access game ARK: Survival Evolved’s creative boss Jesse Rapxzak told Gamespot: We’re excited about PS4. We wish Sony had an early access program, and a lot of people have been asking …
Read More »MCV Awards 2016: One month to go!
The MCV Awards 2016 is just a month away, so make sure you secure your ticket for the big night as we only have limited availability. The event takes place on March 3rd at the brand new Hilton Bankside Hotel in London, hosted by BBC funnyman Miles Jupp. This year …
Read More »Second Nintendo smartphone game will feature its big IP
Mario? Zelda? Metroid? Donkey Kong? One of Nintendo’s bigger brands has been teased as the lead for the company’s second smartphone release. The Wall Street Journal reports that Nintendo has told investors that its follow-up to debut smartphone title Miitomo will utilise a more recognisable character and IP – as …
Read More »Blizzard ushers in big changes to Hearthstone
Many of the most popular cards in the Hearthstone library will be excluded from what Blizzard will position as the new standard ranked play mode for its card battler. The developer last night announced some big changes to the title, not least of which is its split into two types …
Read More »Overclockers: We want to bring PC gaming back to the mainstream
One of the UK’s leading retailers of PC gaming hardware is trying to push into the UK High Street via GAME. But with an internet-savvy audience, why bother? We ask marketing and partnership manager Mark Purdy Why work with GAME? GAME made a serious move into the PC market with …
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